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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Jonathan Wemple, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Perry Jenkins, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Harry A. Hunnicutt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a composite brake caliper and method for producing the same. The method for producing the composite brake caliper comprises the steps of: (a) providing a molding apparatus having at least a pair of mold sections, at least one of the pair of mold sections including at least one projection extending from a surface thereof; (b) providing at least one reinforced preform formed from at least a first material, the preform having at least one opening formed at least partially therein; (d) positioning the preform in the molding apparatus with the projection of the mold section extending into the opening of the preform so as to orient the preform in a predetermined position within the molding apparatus; and (e) casting a caliper body formed from a second material in situ therewith to produce the composite brake caliper.